Lemu, Finland
Lemu (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlemu]; Swedish: Lemo) is a former municipality of Finland and an old church parish dating back to the middle ages. Together with Askainen, the municipality was consolidated with Masku on January 1, 2009.
Lemu
Lemu – Lemo | |
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| Lemun kunta Lemo kommun | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Finland |
| Province | Western Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku |
| Merged into Masku | January 1, 2009 |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Rauli Lumio |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47.25 km2 (18.24 sq mi) |
| • Land | 47.14 km2 (18.20 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.11 km2 (0.04 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 420th |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 1,548 |
| • Rank | 378th |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| +1.2 % change | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Official languages | Finnish |
| Urbanisation | 63.2% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5% |
| Website | http://www.lemu.fi/ |
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 1,603 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 47.25 km² (18.24 sq mi) (excluding sea) of which 0.11 km² (0.04 sq mi) is inland water. The population density was 34.01 inhabitants per km² (88/sq mi).
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
See also
External links
Media related to Lemu at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Lemu – Official website (in Finnish)
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